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Intruder steals towels from Athens home

published Friday, September 28, 2012

A man was sitting in a living room recliner shortly after midnight Tuesday when another man entered his home on Michele Drive and stole several towels from the laundry room, Athens-Clarke police said.

The 52-year-old victim told officers the intruder’s right hand was bleeding heavily and believed the suspect was the same person who recently broke the windows of other homes in the neighborhood during burglary attempts.

The victim was still seated in the chair and preparing to call 911 when the suspect snatched his mobile phone and ran from the home, according to police.

A police report did not include a reason why the victim waited until Thursday to report the robbery.

The suspect is a black man between 30-35 years old, 6-feet and 180-190 pounds, police said. He was bald, clean shaven and wore a hat, white tank top and blue jeans.

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